Early Bird Registration Ends March 31 for Peace Corps Connect: Boston
REGISTER TODAY to take advantage of the lowest registration rates for Peace Corps Connect - Boston 2013!
The event will take place on June 28, 2013 and June 29, 2013 at the Joseph B. Martin Conference Center at Harvard Medical School. Two days of reconnecting with the Peace Corps community and learning from and about fellow Returned Peace Corps Volunteers.
Friday's sessions will feature member group sessions and reunions as well as workshops about NPCA Advocacy, telling your Peace Corps story and career development. Saturday's sessions will focus on RPCVs and their unique ways of "bringing the world home" as well as a session with our Harris Wofford Global Citizen Award winner.
We want to see YOU in Boston! Register today!
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Last Minute Discounts for Next Step Travel!
Good things come to those who wait. And up to 30% off is a very good thing. Are you traveling in the upcoming months and haven't yet booked? Great news! The following all-inclusive trips are currently being offered at $1,000 off for 14 days and $700 off for 10 days. - Dominican Republic: May 18-31, 2013 (May 27 end date for 10-day option)
- Guatemala: June 1-14, 2013 (June 10 end date for 10-day option)
- Guatemala: August 24-September 6, 2013 (September 2 end date for 10-day option)
These are all "family-friendly," so bring your kids or grandkids (ages 10 and over). Please note these trips can change day to day without notice, so don't delay! This is a limited time offer. |
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Action Needed Now on Peace Corps Funding
In the aftermath of NPCA's National Day of Action comes a key opportunity to build support for Peace Corps funding in the House of Representatives.
All five Returned Peace Corps Volunteers who serve in the House are circulating a letter to their colleagues, asking them to urge support for $400 Million for the Peace Corps in Fiscal Year 2014.
Follow this link to take action now! And, with the House scheduled to begin its spring recess, look for opportunities to approach your Congressman/woman back home and ask them to "sign the House Peace Corps Funding Dear Colleague letter".
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Why Pat Wand supports NPCA through the Legacy of Peace
"I am optimistic that NPCA can meet today's and tomorrow's challenges. One way is to encourage people to step forward and include NPCA in their wills or through some form of planned giving." Board Member Pat Wand recently notified the National Peace Corps Association (NPCA) of her decision to include NPCA in her will, which makes her a member of our Legacy of Peace Society. We interviewed her to ask her why and how she made the decision and if she'd encourage others to do the same.... |
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Day of Action: It's a Wrap
 Thanks to everyone who made this year's National Day of Action a big success! Click the link at left to see our latest video and the link below to some great photos from the Capitol Hill portion of the day. |
Peace Corps Town Hall to be Livestreamed
Acting Peace Corps Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet (Western Samoa 1981-83) will host the third annual Peace Corps Town Hall and answer questions about important topics identified by the RPCV community. Joining her will be NPCA President Glenn Blumhorst (Guatemala 1988-91) and RPCV/W President Chris Austin (Kenya 2003-05).
RPCVs should submit their topics and questions -- along with their name, country and dates of service -- in advance to thirdgoal@peacecorps.gov (please refer to "Town Hall Question" in the subject line) or tweet them at @PeaceCorps with the hashtag #PCtownhall.
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Meet the Candidates: Voting for NPCA Board Starts Next Week
The polls open next week (March 30) for voting for the 2013 NPCA Board of Directors elections. Eligible voters (i.e., NPCA members in these regions) will receive voting instructions by mail and/or email. The candidates nominated to represent the following regions for three-year terms (except as stated otherwise) are: - Upper Midwest: Jane Bardon
- The Americas: Dennis Grubb, Arvis Layton
- West, Central and Southern Africa: Gary Schulze
- Southern Tier (one-year term): John B. Blake, T. Marvin Hancock, Angela Harris
- West (one-year term): Paulette Q. Thompson
Elected candidates will begin their board service at the June 28 meeting in at Peace Corps Connect: Boston. |
Nominate a Changemaker for the Sargent Shriver Award
The Sargent Shriver Award for Distinguished Humanitarian Service is awarded by the National Peace Corps Association to a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer who continues to make a sustained and distinguished contribution to humanitarian causes at home or abroad or is an innovative social entrepreneur whose actions will bring about significant long-term change.
NOMINATIONS FOR 2013 ARE NOW OPEN. Visit the Awards page on our website for the nomination instructions, rules, and nomination form cover sheet. Deadline: Monday, April 1, 2013. The Award winner will be notified by May 1, 2013. The Sargent Shriver Award for Distinguished Humanitarian Service will be presented at NPCA Peace Corps Connect: Boston, June 28-29 in Boston, MA.
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NPCA Road-Trip-a-Palooza in the Works
The start date is set: Sunday, April 14th at a potluck dinner and business meeting of the Columbia River Peace Corps Association in Portland, Oregon. A number of other stops are in the works...Spokane and Boise, Kansas City, St. Louis and Nashville. And a lot more in between. NPCA's Jonathan Pearson will be going almost coast-to-coast to connect with NPCA member groups and meet with other members of the Peace Corps community. Be on the lookout for more details very soon. |
Survey: Sociologist Studying Impact of the Peace Corps
Several times a year, the National Peace Corps Association receives inquiries from researchers and reporters looking into topics connected to the Peace Corps, the international volunteer experience, or the work of the NPCA. One month it could be a student from Taiwan interested in the use of social media by nonprofit organizations. Another month it could be someone like Meghan Kallman, an organizational sociologist working on her PhD at Brown University, who contacted us back in October... |
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SIT and the Peace Corps - partners for 50 years Since our early days as a training center for Peace Corps volunteers in the 1960s, SIT Graduate Institute has been preparing students to be interculturally effective leaders, professionals, and citizens. Our master's degree programs equip students with theoretical knowledge, field experience, and professional skills to help them succeed in the fields of sustainable development, international education, TESOL, peacebuilding, and conflict transformation. Full-time and low-residency programs are available. A number of scholarship opportunities are available to Returned Peace Corps Volunteers; learn more by visiting our website.
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NPCA SEEKING NURSE EDUCATOR VOLUNTEERS FOR KENYA
The National Peace Corps Association is working with the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies (J&J) on a program that is part of J&J's larger strategy to make nursing programs stronger in Africa.
For this program, two expert volunteers will build capacity at the Moi University School of Nursing, but also work in the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, as appropriate. Moi University School of Nursing is located on a quiet campus in the small town of Eldoret in the cool of Northern Kenya. |
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"THANK YOU, PEACE CORPS" -- A NEW TUMBLR
NPCA's Serving Volunteer Advisory Council (SVAC) has launched a new Tumblr to allow you to contribute a whole story or a short memory of an experience in which you were inspired, motivated, or perhaps just amused during your Peace Corps service. The SVAC hopes that reading the stories will put a smile on your face and remind you why it's "The Toughest Job You'll Ever Love."
Check out Thank You, Peace Corps and share stories about your experience with PCVs and RPCVs throughout the world!
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HOUSING FOR RPCVs
Are you a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer looking for housing? Are you an RPCV with housing to offer to a fellow RPCV?
We've created a new group, RPCV Housing, on the NPCA Online Community -- a cozy social network space by and for the Peace Corps Community -- where RPCVs can offer and search for housing.
Check it out and spread the word!
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TRIPPING: YOUR NPCA HOSPITALITY NETWORK
Support the NPCA on your next trip! Whether you're headed to your favorite summer destination or exploring a new part of the world this fall, you can find everything from couches to castles on Tripping.com. More importantly, all bookings made through Tripping will help support the National Peace Corps Association community.
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IN MEMORIAM
Each month the National Peace Corps Association notes the passing of members of our community in our Community News blog. |
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